The same time it was annouced it was a CAT 3, it was announced it was heading for New Orleans.
And still they did nothing.
Heard it here first! I turned the laptop around to my husband late Friday night, and said something along the lines of "Holy Crap."
It was extremely frustrating to watch this...almost like they couldn't believe it!
That said, from interviews I remember from other hurricanes that have threatened NO; many of the residents simply just DIDN'T believe it would ever happen. That applied to some of the elected officials, apparently.